Fact Check: NO Evidence A 'Diddy' And Will Smith Sex Tape Was Leaked

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  • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
Fact Check: NO Evidence A 'Diddy' And Will Smith Sex Tape Was Leaked No Video Found

Was a "ritual" tape showing actor Will Smith and rapper Sean "Diddy" Combs having sex leaked in September 2024? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that a sex tape of Smith and Diddy exists. The post that made this claim offered no proof that it does. No actual news websites have published anything about a leaked tape showing Smith and Combs engaged in sexual activities together.

The claim appeared in a post (archived here) on Facebook on September 212, 2024. The text said:

Us News Update 🔥🔥🔥 JUST IN: Will Smith Breaks Dowп After Tapes Of Him & Diddy Leak!

Although the caption did not specify "sex tapes," the images included with the post implied that meaning. Combs was arrested on September 16, 2024 (archived here), in New York City on charges of sex trafficking, racketeering conspiracy and transportation for purposes of prostitution. He has pled not guilty.

This is what the post about Combs and Smith looked like on Facebook at the time of writing:

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(Source: Facebook screenshot taken on Fri Sep 27 19:07:40 2024 UTC)

The post on Facebook did not link to any video to substantiate its claim. It also cited no sources or news reports to back up the allegation.

A Google search of keywords (archived here) did not find any actual news reports about a leaked sex tape of Will Smith and Combs.

A reverse image search (archived here) of the inset picture from the post that read, "IT WAS APART OF THE RITUAL," matched a video posted on YouTube (archived here) on April 15, 2024 with the same headline as the Facebook post: "JUST IN: Will Smith Breaks Down After Tapes Of Him & Diddy Leak!"

The video opened with an image of Smith and Combs together, as a narrator said:

The spotlight has shone on none other than Will Smith, who has been revealed to be a willing participant of Diddy's freak-offs.

At 3:25, the video showed a still image of Smith as a voiceover said:

I doubt Will is laughing about it now it's been reported that lots of Diddy tapes were recovered by the feds and there's no doubt Will Smith is in one of them.

The video contained no proof of these tapes or elaboration about Smith's alleged appearance in them.

Beginning at 3:36, footage was shown of actor Jamie Foxx talking about Combs and how they partied together. Foxx never mentioned Smith and Combs having sex or a sex tape of the two of them.

A Google search, based on keywords (archived here) from this Foxx section, matched a video posted on YouTube in May 2023. That video was titled, "Jamie Foxx Speaks On Diddy Private Parties and Exposed To Much & Still Hospitalized 😳."

The video did not mention Smith and Combs having a sex tape or that it was leaked to the public.

Lead Stories contacted a representative for Smith for comment about the claim on Facebook. We will update this fact check when a response is received.

Other Lead Stories fact checks of claims about Sean "Diddy" Combs can be found here.

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  Alexis Tereszcuk

Alexis Tereszcuk is a writer and fact checker at Lead Stories and an award-winning journalist who spent over a decade breaking hard news and celebrity scoop with RadarOnline and Us Weekly.

As the Entertainment Editor, she investigated Hollywood stories and conducted interviews with A-list celebrities and reality stars.  

Alexis’ crime reporting earned her spots as a contributor on the Nancy Grace show, CNN, Fox News and Entertainment Tonight, among others.

Read more about or contact Alexis Tereszcuk

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